Donna Summer estate strikes deal with Primary Wave covering catalog and name, image & likeness rights
Primary Wave Music has struck a deal with the estate of Donna Summer.According to a press release issued today (June ...
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Downtown Music Publishing strikes deal to represent Biz Markie catalog and name, image & likeness rights
Downtown Music Publishing (DMP) has signed a deal to represent the catalog of hip hop pioneer Biz Markie.The deal, announced ...
After selling Taylor Swift her masters, Shamrock closes new $813M fund – targeting rights including music
Less than a year after it sold Taylor Swift the master rights to her first six studio albums, Shamrock Capital ...
As ABS deals reshape the music rights landscape, KBRA says it’s rated $12.9B in music royalty-backed bonds since 2020 – but expects issuance to fall 25% in 2026
When David Bowie raised $55 million by securitizing royalties from his back catalog in 1997, the concept was treated as a curiosity.Nearly three decades ...
Primary Wave strikes partnership with Pete Townshend for ‘future creative endeavors’ including use of his name, image, and likeness rights
Primary Wave Music has entered into a new partnership with Pete Townshend, the co-founder and principal songwriter of legendary British ...
Chord Music-linked ABS vehicle plans $500M deal, backed by $830M catalog led by Suicideboys, Morgan Wallen, and Ryan Tedder rights
A new issuing vehicle linked to Universal Music Group-backed investment platform Chord Music Partners is set to raise $500 million ...
Publishers acquire stake in rock song at center of landmark termination rights case as they plan to pursue Supreme Court challenge
A group of music publishers have acquired the copyright interest at the center of a landmark termination rights case, and ...
Deezer licenses AI music detection technology to Hungarian rights organization EJI
Deezer has struck a deal with Hungary-based music rights organization, the Bureau for the Protection of Performers’ Rights (EJI), to ...
Quincy Jones estate sells catalog and ancillary rights to HarbourView
Investment firm HarbourView Equity Partners has acquired “select music and non-music assets” from the Estate of Quincy Jones.HarbourView said that ...
Dionne Warwick sues rights company over alleged ‘pilfering of millions’ in royalty income
Dionne Warwick has filed counterclaims against Artists Rights Enforcement Corporation (AREC), the royalty collection firm that sued her in December ...
